Ice Dogs sweep Wolves
By Marten Lewerth
Special to the Daily Forty-Niner
The Long Beach Ice Dogs improved to 10-9-1
with two victories over the Chicago Wolves last weekend at the Long Beach
Arena.
After a scoreless first period featuring
spectacular play from Ice Dog goalie Marcel Cousineau.
Chicago struck first, with an early goal
from Chris Marinucci.
The Ice Dogs tied the game at 7:57, when
Scott Thomas tapped in the rebound from Jan Nemecek's point-shot.
In the third period, the Ice Dogs picked
up the pressure and scored two unanswered goals to put the game away.
The game-winner came on a power play after
Jason Blake -- on loan from the Los Angeles Kings along with Jaroslav Modry
--İrushed in on Chicago goalie Andrei Trefilov.
With Blake on the ice and Trefilov out
of position, Scott Thomas found the puck and shot it into the wide-open
net.
"I was in the right place at the right
time," Thomas said.
"But you have to give credit to Blake on
the goal completely because he made the play."
Anchored by Cousineau's strong play in
net and a cushion goal from Pavel Rosa at 13:49, the Ice Dogs held on to
win the game 3-1.
In comparison, Saturday night's game was
an offensive showcase that dazzled more than 9,000 fans watching in the
arena.
The teams combined for 12 goals, with nine
coming on the power play.
The game was also a showcase for Mike Crowley.
The Ice Dogs' defenseman racked up five
assists -- an individual game high in the IHL this season.
After a 5-5 tie in the third period, Ice
Dog rookie Nils Ekman scored game-winning goal.
Blake scored an empty net goal to cap the
scoring.
"I just went to the net," Ekman said.
"I knew that I didn't have much time, so
I one-timed it."
The Ice Dogs play the Kansas City Blades
at 7 p.m. tonight at the Long Beach Arena. |
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